The Portland daily press., 1887-06-18
THE STATE.
AROOSTOOK COUNTY.

shipped from the stations of Fort Fairfield,
caribou and Presque Isle during the year
1000, was 495, coo; for the year 1852, 10000;
an Increase of 2S5.0O bushels shipped in
1886 over that of the previous year.
BY the laying out of new wagon road
from Caribou to Fort Kent there Is pros
pect OF developing a fertile region lying
northeast of Caribou. The Aroostook Re-
publican is Informed that lying near and ad-
ara Long, Cross, Square ana Eagle Lakes
agricultural purposes as can be found any
where In the County of Aroostook, which,
in all probability, will be thrown open for
settlement at an early day.
The people Of Mansardis are anxious to
have mills built in their town.
The people of Monticello are said to be in
favor OF raising money to aid the Short Line
railroad into Aroostook. An effort is to be
made TO arouse Bridgwater, Blaine, Mars
Hill and other towns.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Chronicle says that mice
were very destructive to apple trees in that
vicinity last winter. A great many trees
were killed by them, and many others In
lured. GUS Walker has an orchard of over
one hundred trees, where more than half are
Killed. ). b. Bass has one containing some
four hundred where fourth part were bad
~ parked, and many others suffered to quite
an extent.
The old common in Pennington is to be
cleared up, graded and otherwise beautifed.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
One hundred and seventeen Italians have
arrived at Wateryille to begin work on the
water works.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Mr.. Holmes Of the Damariscotta Bone and
Fertilizer Co., was in that town last week,
and in consequence of his visit the works at
Damarlscotta will not be operated the COM
ing season.
A numberiof horse owners in Lincoln
county are propretors of valuable stations,
among which number may be found Con-
stellation colt owned by Henry Hall; Young
Matchmaker Jr., owned by +. G. Hastings;
also many Others which are being trained
for the track.
At Lincoln county seaside resorts every
thing looks very favorable for good sea-
son. Some twenty cottages have been erect
ed IN Bristol, some thirty cottages and two
club houses in Boothbay, and two large club
houses on Christmas Island.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The report of the town of Norway for last
year shows 81, 10000 raised in money and
$3,500.00 in labor for caring for the roads,
making S5,0O0.00. Now the snow breaking
bills Of 100000 are unprovided for making
a road expence of 100000 for repairing and
keeping open about ninety miles of road.
Ills onONo du tAptilS6 Ol OVER GllUU Der
mile, which is two and three times larger
per mile than in any other town in the coun-
ty. The Oxford County Advertiser says
there is something wrong about this and
calls Tor an Investigation. A town meeting
has been called.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Commercial says that ten
COWS have died Ia Lee this spring from tu-
berculosls and other causes Some of them
can be traced directly back to the State Col
lege farm. The Barnes Jersey bull that
came, from there has not yet been killed. 1t
was decided some time ago that he was af-
fected with tuberculosis.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The majority in the county against freeing
the bridges is six.
~ SOMERSET COUNTY.
The graduates at the Skowhegan High
School this year were Alice Mabel Bray,
Lillian Gould, Linda Graves. At the con-
cluslon OF the graduating exercises last Fri
day, the principal announced the award of
prizes offered by the w. G. I. u. to pupils of
the High school. for the best composition on
~~Intemperance, as follows: LIST, Ralph L.
Nye of 'S7, End, George ID. Pierce of 'S9; Bird,
Grace Coburn of 80; with honorable men
ton Of Linda Graves, Lizzie Hussey, Annie
Allen, Lena Wyman, Zadie Morrison, Lizzie
Nash and George o. Smith
WALDO COUNTY.
Mention has been made Of the contest over
the charitable requests in the will of the
late Paul r. Hazeltine of Belfast None are
more interesting that that for the legacy Of
$1,000 to the Home for Little Wanderers.
MIR. Geo. E. johnson Of Belfast, appears for
the institution bearing that name in Boston,
while Mr.. A. w. Paine of Bangor, appears
for an Orphan Home in that city The
will says if there is no institution of the
name in Maine the legacy should go to Mass
achusetts. Mr.. johnson claims that the
Baldwin Place Home for Little Wanderers
in Boston, is the only institution in the coun-
try bearing that name, and that it is entitled
TO the legacy. Mr.. Paine claims that the
Bangor Institution while not bearing the
same name is devoted to a like object, and
that Mr.. Hazeltine had this institution in
mind when he wrote his will.
Ralph Shute of Belfast, has been sued for
breach of promise of marriage by Miss Min
ME Jones of Rockport, who claims damages
to the round sum of $4,000.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
James Jameson of Edmunds. was at work
Wednesday in Halls mill at Whiting. when
slab from the boiling saw flew back, strik-
ing him in the chest, injuring him so badly
that he died the next day He was thirty
five years old and leaves widow and seven
children.